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Other deep sky objects in Scorpius
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IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius

Below the horizon.  Rise: 22:41 | Tran: 1:41 | Set: 4:36
Alt: -46.47°   Az: 80.38°   Direction: East

IC 1207 is a Association of Stars in the Scorpius constellation. IC 1207 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1207 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius star
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DSS2 image of IC 1207 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (2 arcmin) and minor (0.5 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 21m 02s
-29° 42’ 38”
15h 25m 42s
07h 46m 44s

J2000

16h 19m 27s
-29° 39’ 03”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1207 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius.

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Finder chart for IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 1207 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1207 is a visual representation of it.
2 arcmin
0.5 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 1207 - Association of Stars in Scorpius rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.7°
Max altitude: 8.8°
Azimuth: 240.3°